The City of Warrensville Heights Green Road Park Expansion Plan is a community-driven guide for the enhancement of Green Road Park and the development of the new Friendly City Park at the former John Dewey Middle School.
Green Road Park Expansion Plan
The plan was unanimously approved by the Warrensville Heights City Council on March 19, 2024. Thank you residents, community stakeholders, and city administration for your time and input!
Background
Warrensville Heights is proposing to extend Green Road Park and develop a new park at 23401 Emery Road, the site of the former John Dewey Middle School, as a response to the community's need to bridge the gap for more green space, park and recreational areas as three elementary schools and their playgrounds and open spaces go offline.
Warrensville Heights was awarded professional Planning Services through a competitive grant process from the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission. County Planning will facilitate the planning process by bringing together data, community leaders, citizens, and public institutions to craft a plan of action.
The Warrensville Heights Green Road Park Expansion Plan is the community's plan. As such, public input will be collected throughout the planning process, including diverse community engagement strategies and public meetings. Additionally, Warrensville Heights residents, business owners, community leaders, and other stakeholders, will meet to develop and refine the content of the Plan.
Process
The Green Road Park Expansion Plan is the community's plan. As such, public input was collected throughout the planning process, including a community survey and three community meetings. Additionally, Warrensville Heights residents, business owners, community leaders, and other stakeholders were engaged to develop and refine the content of the Plan.
The Warrensville Heights Green Road Park Expansion Plan contained a five-phase process:
The Plan Initiation and Current Conditions phase involved data collection on demographics, land use, and transportation that was used as a baseline for understanding the community.
The Community Vision phase utilized input from residents and community leaders to articulate a vision for how they want to enhance and expand Green Road Park and develop surrounding greenspaces over the next few years.
The Recommendation and Strategies phase outlined specific goals and action steps necessary to achieve the community's desired vision for Green Road Park and the new park at the former John Dewey School site.
The Implementation phase built upon the recommendation steps from the previous phase and outlined strategies, partners, responsibilities, and priorities for undertaking actions.
The Green Road Park Expansion Plan is the final phase, that combined all the previous phases into a completed Park Expansion Plan document.
Public Engagement
- Community Meeting #1
July 12, 2023 - Community Meeting #2
October 18, 2023 - Community Meeting #3
February 13, 2024 - Warrensville Heights Planning Commission Meeting
March 11, 2024 - Presentation to City Council
March 19, 2024
Contact Us
Questions or comments about the Warrensville Heights Green Road Park Expansion Plan should be directed to:
Ms. Nichole Laird, AICP
Senior Planner
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
nlaird@cuyahogacounty.us